Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

2014-08-23 Thread Pete M. Marchetto
Rather like http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIBO ?

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> On Aug 23, 2014, at 7:31 AM, "Geo Kloppel"  wrote:
> 
> Since machines have to be driven all over these lawn areas on a regular basis 
> to keep the grass short, it would probably be acceptable for the goose 
> droppings to get picked up the same way. And sure enough, there are now 
> machines designed for this very purpose.
> 
> In the not-too-distant future you may be able to get a robot "dog" that will 
> chase the geese off public grounds before they have a chance to make a mess!
> 
> -Geo
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

2014-08-23 Thread Geo Kloppel
Since machines have to be driven all over these lawn areas on a regular basis 
to keep the grass short, it would probably be acceptable for the goose 
droppings to get picked up the same way. And sure enough, there are now 
machines designed for this very purpose.

In the not-too-distant future you may be able to get a robot "dog" that will 
chase the geese off public grounds before they have a chance to make a mess!

-Geo

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Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

2014-08-22 Thread Anne Clark
Border collies, coyote effigies, etc can indeed move them, but temporarily to 
somewhere else local.  This effort looks ready to replicate the eternal cycle 
of geese in Binghamton that move/ are moved from Otsiningo Park to BCC to 
Binghamton University playing fields and back.  At least we provide them with a 
little exercise.

I wonder what would happen if a bunch of bushes in planters were installed.  I 
have never seen flocks of geese resting in a complex bushy habitat.  These 
could be moved if needed, but might break up the unbroken appearance of the 
groupy, poopy greensward.   Probably wouldn't work for the people.

Anne

On Aug 22, 2014, at 9:16 PM, Donna Scott wrote:

> The public users of Myers Park (and the Lansing Highway Dept.) would balk at 
> leaving the grass 9 inches long!  We may not like it, but the culture is such 
> that Myers Park grass has to be mowed short.
> I think they will have to go with 15-18 inch high "goose fences" and Border 
> Collies.
>  
> But then maybe all these geese will end up in Stewart Park where it is 
> already "poopy" enough!
>  
> Donna Scott
> - Original Message -
> From: Paul Schmitt
> To: Meena Madhav Haribal ; CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 9:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park
> 
> The large airports have learned to stop cutting the grass so short.  I 
> believe over 9  inches discourages them.   But that goes contrary to the 
> American ideal, eh?
>  
> Paul Schmitt
>  
> From: Meena Madhav Haribal
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 6:41 PM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott
> Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park
>  
> I have not read the article, but I feel lawns are "nuisance".
> So if you have lawn then the geese love to be on the lawn!
>  
> Just my thoughts.
>  
> Meena
> Meena Haribal
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> 42.429007,-76.47111
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>  
>  
> From: bounce-117763609-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
>  on behalf of Donna Scott 
> 
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 4:58 PM
> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park
>  
> See article about "nuisance" of CANADA GEESE in the mowed lawn areas at 
> Lansing's Myers Park.
> http://www.lansingstar.com/around-town/10960-goose-poop-threatens-myers-park-attendance
>  
> Members of the informal group Friends of Salt Point (FOSP) discussed this 
> issue a little at yesterday's regular meeting with Town of Lansing's 
> Recreation Director, Steve Colt. Steve is a member of Friends of Salt Point 
> and is looking for humane ways to "get the geese to go somewhere else".
> He has found a fair amount of information on this topic that he shared with 
> Candace Cornell, me, and the other members of FOSP who are all Lansing 
> residents.
>  
> Donna Scott
>  
> Lansing Station Road
> Lansing, NY
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

2014-08-22 Thread Donna Scott
The public users of Myers Park (and the Lansing Highway Dept.) would balk at 
leaving the grass 9 inches long!  We may not like it, but the culture is such 
that Myers Park grass has to be mowed short.
I think they will have to go with 15-18 inch high "goose fences" and Border 
Collies.

But then maybe all these geese will end up in Stewart Park where it is already 
"poopy" enough!

Donna Scott
  - Original Message - 
  From: Paul Schmitt 
  To: Meena Madhav Haribal ; CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott 
  Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 9:05 PM
  Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park


  The large airports have learned to stop cutting the grass so short.  I 
believe over 9  inches discourages them.   But that goes contrary to the 
American ideal, eh? 

  Paul Schmitt

  From: Meena Madhav Haribal 
  Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 6:41 PM
  To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott 
  Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

  I have not read the article, but I feel lawns are "nuisance".

  So if you have lawn then the geese love to be on the lawn!



  Just my thoughts.



  Meena

  Meena Haribal
  Ithaca NY 14850
  42.429007,-76.47111
  http://haribal.org/
  http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
  Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4
  Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf




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  From: bounce-117763609-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Donna Scott 

  Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 4:58 PM
  To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
  Subject: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park 

  See article about "nuisance" of CANADA GEESE in the mowed lawn areas at 
Lansing's Myers Park.
  
http://www.lansingstar.com/around-town/10960-goose-poop-threatens-myers-park-attendance

  Members of the informal group Friends of Salt Point (FOSP) discussed this 
issue a little at yesterday's regular meeting with Town of Lansing's Recreation 
Director, Steve Colt. Steve is a member of Friends of Salt Point and is looking 
for humane ways to "get the geese to go somewhere else".
  He has found a fair amount of information on this topic that he shared with 
Candace Cornell, me, and the other members of FOSP who are all Lansing 
residents.

  Donna Scott

  Lansing Station Road
  Lansing, NY 
  d...@cornell.edu
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Re: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

2014-08-22 Thread Paul Schmitt
The large airports have learned to stop cutting the grass so short.  I believe 
over 9  inches discourages them.   But that goes contrary to the American 
ideal, eh? 

Paul Schmitt

From: Meena Madhav Haribal 
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 6:41 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L ; Donna Lee Scott 
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

I have not read the article, but I feel lawns are "nuisance".

So if you have lawn then the geese love to be on the lawn!



Just my thoughts.



Meena

Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
42.429007,-76.47111
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4
Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf






From: bounce-117763609-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Donna Scott 

Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 4:58 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park 

See article about "nuisance" of CANADA GEESE in the mowed lawn areas at 
Lansing's Myers Park.
http://www.lansingstar.com/around-town/10960-goose-poop-threatens-myers-park-attendance

Members of the informal group Friends of Salt Point (FOSP) discussed this issue 
a little at yesterday's regular meeting with Town of Lansing's Recreation 
Director, Steve Colt. Steve is a member of Friends of Salt Point and is looking 
for humane ways to "get the geese to go somewhere else".
He has found a fair amount of information on this topic that he shared with 
Candace Cornell, me, and the other members of FOSP who are all Lansing 
residents.

Donna Scott

Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY 
d...@cornell.edu
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RE: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

2014-08-22 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
I have not read the article, but I feel lawns are "nuisance".

So if you have lawn then the geese love to be on the lawn!



Just my thoughts.



Meena

Meena Haribal
Ithaca NY 14850
42.429007,-76.47111
http://haribal.org/
http://meenaharibal.blogspot.com/
Ithaca area moths: http://tinyurl.com/kn6q2p4
Dragonfly book sample pages: http://www.haribal.org/140817samplebook.pdf




From: bounce-117763609-3493...@list.cornell.edu 
 on behalf of Donna Scott 

Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 4:58 PM
To: CAYUGABIRDS-L
Subject: [cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

See article about "nuisance" of CANADA GEESE in the mowed lawn areas at 
Lansing's Myers Park.
http://www.lansingstar.com/around-town/10960-goose-poop-threatens-myers-park-attendance

Members of the informal group Friends of Salt Point (FOSP) discussed this issue 
a little at yesterday's regular meeting with Town of Lansing's Recreation 
Director, Steve Colt. Steve is a member of Friends of Salt Point and is looking 
for humane ways to "get the geese to go somewhere else".
He has found a fair amount of information on this topic that he shared with 
Candace Cornell, me, and the other members of FOSP who are all Lansing 
residents.

Donna Scott

Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY
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[cayugabirds-l] goose poop an issue at interior of Myers Park

2014-08-22 Thread Donna Scott
See article about "nuisance" of CANADA GEESE in the mowed lawn areas at 
Lansing's Myers Park.
http://www.lansingstar.com/around-town/10960-goose-poop-threatens-myers-park-attendance

Members of the informal group Friends of Salt Point (FOSP) discussed this issue 
a little at yesterday's regular meeting with Town of Lansing's Recreation 
Director, Steve Colt. Steve is a member of Friends of Salt Point and is looking 
for humane ways to "get the geese to go somewhere else".
He has found a fair amount of information on this topic that he shared with 
Candace Cornell, me, and the other members of FOSP who are all Lansing 
residents.

Donna Scott

Lansing Station Road
Lansing, NY 
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